Malinga does not get along well with some of the senior players, according to Chairman of selectors, Asantha de Mel.
Sri Lanka's captain Lasith Malinga reacts after his team lost the ODI series to New Zealand following the third ODI cricket match at Saxton Field in Nelson on January 8, 2019.COLOMBO - Sri Lanka on Wednesday axed Lasith Malinga as captain for the upcoming World Cup and announced Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was being brought in to lead the side.
The team -- winners of the 1996 World Cup -- has been riven with personality clashes and disciplinary troubles in recent years.
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